GPA calculator
Pick a grade and credits for each course to see your GPA. Your semester and cumulative GPA update as you go. Add a semester for each term, or start from your GPA so far, then plan the grades you need for the GPA you want.
US college GPA on the 4.0 scale, by credit hours, with letter or percent grades
Percentages use the common US 10-point scale: 93 is an A, 90 an A-, 87 a B+. If your syllabus uses other cutoffs, enter letter grades instead.
Your courses are saved in this browser only, so you can come back and add next semester's grades.
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Pick a grade for at least one course to see your GPA.
From your transcript. Don't include the semesters you entered above.
Plan your final GPA
It starts from your GPA above. The University of Utah, for example, asks for 3.5 for cum laude, 3.7 for magna cum laude and 3.9 for summa cum laude.
Enter the GPA you want and the credits you have left to see the average you need.
How to calculate your college GPA
Turn each grade into points on the 4.0 scale. An A is 4, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F 0. At most colleges a plus adds 0.3 and a minus takes off 0.3, so a B+ is 3.3 and an A- is 3.7.
Multiply each grade's points by the course's credits. These are quality points: a B+ in a 4-credit course is 3.3 × 4 = 13.2.
Add up the quality points and divide by the credits. An A (3 credits), B+ (4), B (3) and A- (2) give 12 + 13.2 + 9 + 7.4 = 41.6 quality points over 12 credits, and 41.6 ÷ 12 = 3.47.
Registrars such as Stanford and Rowan University describe the same method. Pass/fail courses and withdrawals (W) aren't part of the GPA, but an F is: its credits count with 0 points.
Semester GPA and cumulative GPA
Your semester GPA covers one term. Your cumulative GPA covers every term so far, and it comes from all the quality points and credits together, not from averaging the semester GPAs: a 3.5 over 6 credits and a 2.0 over 3 credits make a 3.0, not a 2.75. Add a semester for each term, or enter your GPA so far and the credits behind it. A 3.2 over 60 credits and a 3.8 over 15 new credits give (3.2 × 60 + 3.8 × 15) ÷ 75 = 3.32.
Plan your final GPA
To find the average you need for the rest of your degree, enter the GPA you want and the credits you still have to take. The calculator works out (target × all credits − quality points so far) ÷ credits left. With a 3.2 over 60 credits and 60 to go, finishing with a 3.5 takes a 3.8 average: (3.5 × 120 − 192) ÷ 60 = 3.8. The more credits you've taken, the less each new grade moves your GPA, so it pays to plan early.
Cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude
Many colleges award Latin honors at graduation based on GPA. The University of Utah uses 3.5 for cum laude, 3.7 for magna cum laude and 3.9 for summa cum laude, and the calculator compares your GPA with those. Other colleges set higher or lower cutoffs, or honor a share of the class instead, such as the top 5%. The guide to cum laude compares several colleges.
4.0 GPA scale
Letter grades, percentages and grade points for a college GPA.
| Letter grade | Percent | Grade points | In thirds |
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| A+ | 97–100 | 4.0 or 4.3 | 4.0 or 4.33 |
| A | 93–96 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| A- | 90–92 | 3.7 | 3.67 |
| B+ | 87–89 | 3.3 | 3.33 |
| B | 83–86 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| B- | 80–82 | 2.7 | 2.67 |
| C+ | 77–79 | 2.3 | 2.33 |
| C | 73–76 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| C- | 70–72 | 1.7 | 1.67 |
| D+ | 67–69 | 1.3 | 1.33 |
| D | 63–66 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| D- | 60–62 | 0.7 | 0.67 |
| F | Below 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| P, W | Not part of the GPA | ||
The percentages follow the common 10-point scale, and each course's syllabus sets its own. Some colleges count plus and minus grades in thirds, such as American University (B+ 3.33, A- 3.67), and some have no A+ or no D-. Checked September 2026.
Questions
What GPA is cum laude? It depends on the college. A common set is 3.5 for cum laude, 3.7 for magna cum laude and 3.9 for summa cum laude, used by the University of Utah. The University of South Carolina asks for 3.5, 3.75 and 3.95, and City College of New York for 3.2, 3.5 and 3.8. UT Dallas instead honors the top 5%, the next 10% and the next 15% of graduates.
Is a college GPA weighted? Not usually. Colleges weight each grade by its credits, but they don't add extra points for harder courses the way many high schools do for honors and AP classes. For a high school GPA, use the high school GPA calculator.
Do pass/fail and withdrawn courses count? A pass (P) or a withdrawal (W) earns no grade points and isn't part of the GPA at colleges such as Rowan and Stanford, so choose P or W for them. An F does count: its credits stay in the total with 0 points. Rules for a failed pass/fail course differ, so check your college's grading policy.
What happens to my GPA if I retake a course? At many colleges the new grade replaces the old one in the GPA, although both stay on the transcript. Illinois State University works this way. Other colleges average both attempts or only replace low grades. If yours replaces grades, enter just the new grade, and take the old course out of your GPA so far.
How do I convert a percentage to a 4.0 GPA? Find the letter grade for the percentage, then the letter's points: 85% is a B, worth 3.0, and 91% is an A-, worth 3.7. To convert a whole semester, choose “Percentages” and type each grade; the calculator shows the letter next to each one. A GPA from another country's scale needs that country's conversion table, not a formula.
Can a college GPA be higher than 4.0? Only where an A+ is worth more than an A. At Stanford it's 4.3, so choose 4.3 under “An A+ counts as” if your college does the same. Elsewhere an A+ counts as 4.0, and 4.0 is the highest GPA.